  Happy New Year Coordinators! This is a particularly important newsletter, so please read to the end. Team Grant & Coordinator Grants/Stipends Payments have been processed by our finance team and have been delivered or are en route to delivery for all coordinators/schools who have completed their grant agreement process. Mid-Year Reviews Amazing progress and work across all teams so far! If you've submitted your materials, feedback will be emailed to you personally sometime in the following week. Past Due Materials See "Reminders" for the complete list of past due materials. Coordinators will be directly contacted sometime this week for any missing materials. Staff Transitions Scarlett here. After four spectacular years of leading Girls Build with unparalleled brilliance and heart, our Director of Programs, Rhea Triñanes has transitioned out of LA Promise Fund and is moving onto working for our communities in a different capacity as Director of Impact at Revolve Impact. With the help of my amazing colleague Leslie Aaronson, I will be leading Girls Build and you can continue to reach out to me at girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org as your main contact.  Past Due Materials: 1. Submit Planning Phase Materials for Evaluation: This marks the official end of your planning phase. We still have a number of teams who have not submitted their mid-year materials or their required forms. Please turn in the following materials to us as soon as possible so that we can provide feedback as you move into implementation:
2. Complete Coordinator Grant Agreement Survey + DocuSign Forms Complete this survey to indicate whether you'd like to have your Coordinator Grant ($1200/$600) sent to you directly or to your school/organization. DocuSign envelopes will be sent once your response is received. 3. Complete Team Grant Agreement + W9 Forms 4. Complete Pre-Challenge Surveys for Students + Coordinators Coordinator Pre-Survey + Student Pre-Survey 5. Turn in Media Releases to girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org Note: If you do not have all of these required materials completed as soon as possible, your team is at risk of losing funding. Coordinators will be directly contacted for materials that they have not turned in in the next week.  Virtual Professional Development (PD) Videos for Coordinators: The Girls Build Virtual Professional Development Training for Site Coordinators is now live! It covers seven major topics we hope will help to make your project year a success:
Link to Site Coordinator Virtual PD Training   We're excited to give you an opportunity to win a brand new laptop computer for your team, courtesy of our supporters at Panasonic. Simply have your team shoot + submit a video of 3 minutes or less on the following topic: What has been your team's biggest accomplishment this year, and how did you achieve it? We'd recommend briefly telling us about your accomplishment (anything, from electing officers for your team, a community event, a fundraiser, etc), and then using the most of the video to tell us about the specific tactics, strategies, tips, and technologies that allowed your team to make it happen. We'll pick EIGHT of the best, masterful team videos and announce the winners in our next newsletter. The videos will also be published as part of GBTV on Instagram. Click HERE to submit for your chance to win! Deadline: Friday, January 24th, 2019  JUNIOR EXHIBIT GUIDE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Sponsoring Organization: Aquarium of the Pacific Audience: Middle School Students in Southern California, Ages 11-14 When: Last weekend of February 2020 Description: Middle School Volunteers, Junior Exhibit Guides (JEG) are responsible for engaging in a learning conversation with Aquarium guests regarding the animals and exhibits throughout the Aquarium and providing an excellent guest experience for visitors. Participants will be trained on marine related information and skills to help them interact with the public. Applicants should show great interest in marine biology and related fields, should be outgoing and be willing to take direction from supervisors, as well as peers. This program will be held on weekends only; participants be assigned a Saturday or a Sunday shift and will be expected to participate each week from 10AM – 2PM. Website:http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/volunteer/middleschool/junior_exhibit_guide Deadline: January 17, 2020 MARINE LIFE "VOLUNTEENS" AT THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC Sponsoring Organization: Aquarium of the Pacific Audience: High School Students in Southern California, Ages 14-16 When: March 7, 2020 (Spring), June 15, 2020 (Summer) Description: The VolunTEEN program is offered three times a year. Youth between the ages of 14 and 16 are eligible to participate in this highly structured, 80-hour program. After a competitive application process, selected participants will receive instruction on many aspects of marine life and the Pacific Ocean. In turn, they will then share this information with guests at interactive stations in each gallery. These hours do qualify for service learning, but the student gets so much more! Participants will be assigned to a specific day of the week and are scheduled for 8 hours each week for 10 weeks. The program includes ongoing training on the Aquarium, its animals and habitats, and on development of exhibit interpretation skills. Website:http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/volunteer/highschool/volunteens Deadline: January 24, 2020 (Spring), May 1, 2020 (Summer) SAMUELS FAMILY LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (LA-HIP) Sponsoring Organization: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Audience: African-American and Latinx Juniors in Los Angeles County When: June 17th, 2019 Description: The Samuels Family LA-HIP was founded 13 years ago and has trained 170 high school students from the Los Angeles area. LA-HIP is a comprehensive yearlong internship program that combines biomedical research with college readiness workshops, academic enhancement and SAT preparatory curriculum. Students perform cutting-edge biomedical research experiments under the mentorship of scientists at the Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital during the summer before their senior year. LA-HIP also provides interns with college level didactic instructions in biology, SAT prep classes, academic enhancement and writing workshops; students also participate in college and financial aid workshops to assist in the college application process. LA-HIP has helped our interns to matriculate to some of the nations most elite colleges and universities. Website:https://www.chla.org/research/samuels-family-latino-and-african-american-high-school-internship-program-la-hip Deadline: February 1, 2020 SHORT-TERM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERREPRESENTED PERSONS (STEP-UP) Sponsoring Organization: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Audience: Underrepresented and/or low-income High School Juniors and Seniors, nationwide When: Summer 2020 Description: The STEP-UP Program provides hands-on summer research experience for high school and undergraduate students interested in exploring research careers. Students receive an all-expense paid training in the responsible conduct of research, along with a stipend and 8-10 weeks of full research experience under the guidance of research mentors. Website:https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/research-programs/diversity-programs/research-training-opportunities-students/short-term-research-experience-underrepresented-persons-step-up Deadline: February 15, 2020   Sylmar Charter High School wrapped up their 2019 by supporting fellow Girls Build team Chicas Verdes from Manual Arts High School. They connected to lift each others' communities up. A fantastic show of support that impressed us! 💪 Instagram: @girlsbuildsylmar  Mujeres con Ánimo at Animo Leadership Charter High School are hard at work building out their plan to interview and tell the stories of resilient immigrant women.
They have multiple committees comprising their team, including the Documentary Committee and the Action Committee. Great job building out those crucial structures of leadership and organization! Instagram: @mujeresconanimo
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  Good Morning Coordinators! We're days away from hitting our first evaluation checkpoint of the year, as well as the priority deadline for submitting funding paperwork. Here are the upcoming deadlines: 1. Complete Coordinator Grant Agreement Survey + DocuSign Forms Deadline: Friday, December 13th for payment to be processed + sent by December. Complete this survey to indicate whether you'd like to have your Coordinator Grant ($1200/$600) sent to you directly or to your school/organization. DocuSign envelopes will be sent once your response is received. 2. Complete Team Grant Agreement + W9 Forms Deadline: Friday, December 13th for payment to be processed + sent by December. All grant forms, including team grant agreements, coordinator grant agreements, and any requested W9 forms must be submitted by this Friday. Otherwise, funding will be processed in mid-January. 3. Submit Planning Phase Materials for Checkpoint #1: Deadline: December 15, 2019 This marks the official end of your planning phase. At this point, we do NOT expect your website or social media accounts to be perfect in any way. Rather, we look to make sure these components are established in preparation for the implementation phase coming in the new year. If your school has more than one site coordinator, please have one coordinator fill out ONE form. We will review your projects and email feedback as you return from winter break. Thank you for your hard work!
4. Turn In Media Releases: Deadline: December 15, 2019 Please send us copies of media release forms from all team members by emailing girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org. 5. Complete Pre-Challenge Surveys for Students + Coordinators Deadline: ASAP (the due date was November 17, 2019) Please fill out the Coordinator Pre-Survey and have your students complete the Student Pre-Survey as soon as possible.  Virtual Professional Development (PD) Videos for Coordinators: We are finalizing the links to the videos + slide decks, and will send them to you early next week in a separate email.  CRITICAL BLACK + ETHNIC STUDIES SUMMER LEARNING: Sponsoring Organization: Telluride Association Audience: High School Sophomores, nationwide When: Summer 2020 Description: The Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar (TASS) offers bright, motivated high school sophomores challenging six-week college-level courses in critical Black and ethnic studies. Website:https://www.tellurideassociation.org/our-programs/high-school-students/sophomore-seminar-tass/apply-sophomore/ Deadline: January 6, 2020, 11:59pm EST SUMMER SEMINAR LEARNING: Sponsoring Organization: Telluride Association Audience: High School Juniors, nationwide When: Summer 2020 Description: The Telluride Association Summer Program (TASP) is a free six-week educational experience for high school juniors that offers challenges and rewards rarely encountered in secondary school or even college.Each program is designed to bring together young people from around the world who share a passion for learning. Telluride students, or TASPers, attend a seminar led by college and university scholars and participate in many other educational and social activities outside the classroom. Website:https://www.tellurideassociation.org/our-programs/high-school-students/summer-program-juniors-tasp/apply-tasp/ Deadline: January 13, 2020, 11:59pm EST STUDENT LEADERS SUMMER INTERNSHIP: Sponsoring Organization: Bank of America Audience: High School Juniors and Seniors, nationwide When: Summer 2020 Description: The Student Leaders Summit focuses on skill building and creating a more civically engaged society. It connects more than 300 community-minded high school juniors and seniors from nearly 100 communities to employment, skills development and service. They're awarded paid summer internships with local nonprofits such as Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Habitat for Humanity and participate in a national leadership summit in Washington, D.C. Website:https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/what-guides-us/student-leaders.html#fbid=_L4DM5jXAS6 Deadline: January 31, 2020 NON PROFIT + LEGAL SUMMER INTERNSHIPS: Sponsoring Organization: Constitutional Rights Foundation Audience: High School Sophomores and Juniors attending Title I Schools in Los Angeles County When: Summer 2020 Description: Since 1995, Expanding Horizons Internships has provided first-generation, college-bound high school students in the Los Angeles area with an intensive experience of skill development and personal growth that prepares them for college. career , and civic life. Website:https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/what-guides-us/student-leaders.html#fbid=_L4DM5jXAS6 Deadline: January 31, 2020   Send us your video with tips, tools, and techniques that you'd like to share with the Girls Build community, as we'll post them on our website + Instagram. Click here to submit!  On top of tending their thriving community garden, Girls Build Master Team, Chicas Verdes from Manual Arts High School in South Los Angeles is simultaneously tackling the lack of access to clean, safe drinking water at their school. Leveraging their impressive social media presence along with their design and business savvy, they're fundraising to install water filters at their school! Check out their Instagram @chicasverdes to get your own bottle. You grow girls! 🌱  LA Promise Charter Middle School recently collaborated with their school's Science + Engineering Club to explore working with telescopes. This is just one way they're realizing their mission to promote STEM exploration and a college-bound culture at their school. Definitely shooting for the stars! 😉 ⭐️ ✨ Instagram: @lapcms_girlsbuild    Coordinator Grant Agreement + W9 Forms Please look out for an email with the latest update and next steps on the Coordinator funding! Team Grant Agreement + W9 Forms Grant agreements and W9 forms have been sent to Site Coordinators and Principals via DocuSign for those who have filled out the grant agreement mailing preferences survey. We are currently processing your signed forms, and you will receive an email confirmation when payment has been sent out. Deadline: ASAP (the due date was November 17, 2019) Pre-Challenge Surveys: Students + Coordinators: Please fill out the Coordinator Pre-Survey and have your students complete the Student Pre-Survey as soon as possible. Deadline: ASAP (the due date was November 17, 2019) Media Releases Please send us copies of media release forms from all team members by emailing girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org. Deadline: December 15, 2019.  Right now, all teams should be deep within the planning phase of your project year. Use the training resources within your Retreat Guide found in your Starter Pack to prepare the three deliverables due to us by December 15, 2019, 11:59pm PST:
Click here to submit your drafts and link to website + social media.  Check out these opportunities handpicked by the Girls Build Team! If you don't match the criteria for any of these, don't worry. More is to come! ENVIRONMENT + SUSTAINABILITY Do you have a school garden? Innovate and re-purpose your school's milk cartons + win prizes! Sponsoring Organization: Carton 2 Garden Audience: Schools Nationwide Description: Show off your students’ creativity by re-purposing milk and juice cartons from your school cafeteria to either build or enhance your school garden through carton planters, garden art, irrigation system, etc. Educators can engage students in a hands-on experience creating teachable moments on environmental stewardship, sustainable packaging and healthy living. The best use of cartons in a school garden gives your school the chance to win one of 15 prizes with a grand prize valued at $5,000. Website: https://carton2garden.com/contest-details/spring-2019-2020-contest/ Deadline: April 1, 2020, but get started ASAP! ENVIRONMENT + SUSTAINABILITY - CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Make Beautifying Streets, Revitalizing Communities, and Learning Environmental Stewardship Your First Job Sponsoring Organization: Los Angeles Conservation Corps' Clean & Green Program for Youth Audience: 14-21 year old low-income students residing in the City of Los Angeles When: Summer 2020 Description: Get your first paid job experience in environment, conservation, and community service-focused work experiences throughout the city of LA. Students will gain environmental work experience, build their skills and resume over a number of weeks or months through working at community beautification projects in all 15 LA City Council Districts. Website: https://www.lacorps.org/programs/clean-green/ Deadline: Rolling Deadline, but Apply ASAP. STEM Apply to Spend Two Weeks Next Summer Participating on a Fully-Funded, Scientific Research Expedition Sponsoring Organization: Earthwatch Institute Audience: High School Sophomores + Juniors in Los Angeles County When: Summer 2020 Description: Spend two weeks during the summer participating in a fully funded scientific research expedition alongside professional scientist and other students in a natural landscape across the United States. Website: https://earthwatch.org/education/student-fellowships/ignite Deadline: December 4, 2019 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Sign up to be a Paid Election Worker for the Presidential Primaries! Sponsoring Organization: Los Angeles County Audience: High School Students in Los Angeles County When: March 2020 Description: Los Angeles County is looking for high school students to participate in its Student Election Worker Program. Starting in March 2020, the voting period will expand from 1 day to 11 days. This means students will now be able to serve on weekends and/or election day. And the more days students serve the more they’ll earn, with student stipends ranging from $180 to $580. Bilingual students are highly needed! Deadline: Email Joseph Canal at JCanal@rrcc.lacounty.gov as soon as possible. ARTS, MEDIA & PRODUCTION Tell the Story of Who You Are for a Chance to Win Scholarships! Sponsoring Organization: Critical Media Project Audience: High School Students in Los Angeles County When: February 2020 Description: Create your own media, whether that be a short story, audio story, photo collage, and tell your story to represent yourself and your community. Who are you? What do you care about? What does “belonging” mean to you? How do you see yourself…as a Californian, as an Angeleno, as a member of your local neighborhood? Tell your story for a chance to win scholarships up to $1000. Winning submissions will be screened during the festival. Website: https://criticalmediaproject.org/itooam-submissions/ Deadline: Submit your work by December 20, 2019.   Share your wisdom and get the chance to be featured on Girls Build's Instagram + website by sending us your video with tips, tools, and techniques that you'd like to share with the Girls Build community as we all embark on this year-long challenge.
Click the button below to submit your video!   They’re here – our newest cohort of Girls Build teams this school year! 65 teams from all over the country have taken on the Girls Build challenge where they will tackle issues they see in their community, like:
We can't wait to see more as the school year unfolds! Follow along and learn more about each team throughout the year by going to www.girls-build.org/year-5.  Grant Agreement Grant agreements have been sent out via DocuSign to Coordinators who have filled out the grant agreement survey. Please look out for it in your inbox (or spam folder!). Starter Pack Check out the Girls Build Starter Pack to help your team jump start your project planning process. This tool is meant for you to customize and personalize – feel free to make this your own! Girls Build Virtual Expo We're so excited to announce that our friends at Comcast will be awarding iPads to winning Girls Build teams at our annual virtual Expo in May! More details to come soon.  
We want to hear from you! Get the chance to be featured on Girls Build's Instagram by sending us your video with tips, tools, and techniques that you'd like to share with the Girls Build community as we all embark on this year-long challenge. Click the button below to submit your video!
It has been a great year and we hope to see you again in the Fall.
Here is a link to the Virtual Awards (the early time) in case you missed it. We have also created images you can use for your website and social media to showcase your participation in Girls Build. We will continue to update Opportunities but the newsletters will pause for the summer. Once again congratulations on your great year! It was our honor to work with you and witness your journeys. |
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